Grain-measure



(No Model.)

L; B. RILEY.

GRAIN MEASURE.

Patented Aug. 19, 1890.

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' NiTED STATES PATENT Crricn.

LYCURGUS B. RILEY, OF GRAFTON, ILLINOIS.

G RAIN-M EAS' U RE.

i SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,467, dated August19, 1890.

Application filed April 21, 1890. Serial No. 348,926. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, LYoUReUs B. RILEY, of Grafton, in the county ofJersey and State of Illinois, have invented a new and ImprovedGrain-Measurer; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full andexact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to an improvement in grain-measurers, my objectbeing to provide a measurer more convenient and more easily operatedthan those of its class heretofore in use. These ends I accomplish by apeculiar construction and combination of parts, fully explained in thefollowing specification, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which Figure l is a side elevational view of the measurer, partlyshown in section, taken in the line a: a; in Fig. 2, which is a plan ortop view of the machine; and Fig. 3 is a front end elevation thereof,taken in the line y y, Fig. 2.

Refcrringtothe drawings, A represents the frame of the machinesupporting a table B, provided with a wide slot E, adapted to receive(so that it will slide freely therein) the lower end of anexternally-cylindrical measuring-vessel 'L', the latterhaving a shoulderS, (see Fig. 3,) formed so as to rest upon the table B. The interior ofsaid measuring-vessel is preferably conical or funnel-shaped, and hasits upper end secured in the forward part of the bottom of an oblonghorizontally-sliding box 0, the rear part of which is supported upon ashelf D, (shown in Fig. 1,) the ends of which are secured to the frameA.

Pivotally secured at r are two forward-projecting arms, from the forwardextremities of which depends vertically, so as to reach across theinterior of the box 0 and rest upon the bottom thereof, a scraper g.

Immovably secured between the top horizontal bars of the frameA isapartiton h, proj ecting downward almost to the bottom of the box 0 andof such width as to reach from side to side of the interior, with onlysufficient play between it and the box to allow the latter to Figs. 1and 3, a horizon tally-slidingdoork, having an opening 0 of the samesize and form as the outlet in the bottom of the measuringvessel 2'.

To the under side of the table B, in a position transverse to itslength, are secured two cross-bars F F.

To the front side'of the measuring-vessel, as shown at J, Fig. 1, isahandle by which the machine is operated.

The spout, purposely omitted in the drawings, by which the grain isconducted to the machine being adjusted over the measuringvessel whenthe latterisin the position shown in Fig. 1, the sack to be filled issustained by hooks or other suitable means beneath the table 5 in properposition to receive the grain when discharged from the vessel 1'.Matters being thus, the grain is allowed to flow into the measure, andwhen the latter is filled, so as to overflow its upper edges, the flowof grain from the supply-spout is stopped or not, as may be desired, andthe operator standing in front of the machine and taking hold of thehandle J draws the measuring-vessel toward him in the direction,indicated by arrow 1 until it reaches the forward extremity of the slotE, and, as will be noticed, with it the box 0. Now as themeasuring-vessel'approaches the forward extremity of its travel thefront end of the sliding door it comesin contact with the forwardcross-bar F, as indicated by arrow 2, and by the completion of themeasurers travel the sliding door is thrust backward with reference tothe measuringvessel to such a position that the opening 0 is coincidentwith the orifice in the bottom of the vesselz' and the latters contentsinstantly fall into the sack provided for its reception. It will beobserved that as the measure is drawn forward for the purpose of beingdischarged the scraper g being immovable horizontally and its lower edgeresting on the upper edge of the measure, it will remove all the grainthat is heaped above the top edge thereof. It will be further observedthat the end of the door is does not come in contact with the cross-barF until the measure has been drawn sufficiently far forward for thescraper to have passed completely over the top of it, making thecontents of the measure flush with the top thereof, the superfluousgrain being retained between the scraper and the partition h and restingupon that part of the bottom of the box 0 which, when the measure isdrawn forward into position for being discharged, occupies the place ofthe top of the measure when the latter is in position for being filled,as shown in Fig. 1.

In regard to the means employed for closing the door 70 after thecontents of the measure have been discharged, it will be observed thatthe end of the door as the measure is pushed back comes in contact withthe crossbar 1 and closes the orifice in the bottom of the measure, andthe grain scraped from the top of the measure onto the bottom of the boxlis as the latter moves backward pushed by the partition 7L into thevessel '2', which is again filled by the supply-spout.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

combined, and adapted to each other for united operation, substantiallyas and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set nly handthis 20th day of January, A. D. 1890.

LYGURGUS B. RILEY.

Witnesses:

J. M. ALLEN, C. J. SLATER-

